A Catalan and a Granadan have brought Ambiente del Sur to Barcelona, and it's one of the first bars to offer free, quality tapas with their beers. Just like in Andalusia, each glass of draught beer (€1.80) you order is served with a different home-made tapa, and they're generous in size. Some of the tapas – like Luis's delicious Spanish omelette – will leave you wanting to order another beer just to find out what the next tapa will be. Very friendly service, and always full of a young crowd, this place is a must for free tapas in Barcelona.
We admit it: Barcelona isn't Granada or Madrid. We don't know why, but the pleasing custom of getting a free tapa when you order a beer just isn't Barcelona's style, to the point that some places plop down an insignificant plate of seeds or extra-salty nuts in front of you and call that a tapa. But you can still find some bars in the city that swim against the current, places where with every beer you get to try a different treat because you're that special to them – or maybe because they want you to stay and buy another drink. Fill your belly while enjoying a beer or two in Barcelona's most generous bars.
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